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Vassy Kapelos doubts tariffs will fall to zero after midterms

CTV News examines what Democratic control of Congress changes for Canada, with trade negotiations still unfinished.

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What Democratic win means for Canada-U.S. trade | CTV National News for Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026

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1:00CTV reports Democratic control of both the House and Senate, followed by Joy Malbon's breakdown of key gains.
5:07Reporting from Michigan connects local election choices with inflation and trade tariffs.
7:10Andrew Johnson describes trade tensions and living costs as issues in Alaska's Senate contest.
9:17Vassy Kapelos examines Canada's trade negotiations and says she does not expect tariffs to return to zero.
20:37Trump promises to veto legislation he opposes; Malbon explains his response to the congressional results.

CTV News puts a Canadian question to the Democratic congressional sweep: what does a changed Washington actually mean for the tariffs still affecting cross-border trade?

Vassy Kapelos offers a caution against expecting their disappearance. "I don't think that they're going back to zero," she says in the trade analysis, which begins about nine minutes into the full CTV National News broadcast. Trump has signaled that a deal is near, but Kapelos describes negotiations with work still to be done.

The program drew more than a quarter-million views in 22 hours, far beyond the usual opening for CTV's regular-length uploads. Its Canadian angle extends beyond the negotiating table. Michael Le Couteur reports from Warren, Michigan, on inflation and tariffs as election issues, while Andrew Johnson finds trade tensions and living costs weighing on the Senate contest in Alaska.

Joy Malbon lays out the Democratic gains, including Senate seats in Texas and South Carolina. Later, the broadcast returns to a limit on the new congressional majority: Trump is promising to use his presidential veto against legislation he opposes.

CTV's separate interview, "What powers does Trump still have after U.S. midterm results?", also drew an unusually large audience. Presidential historian Allan Lichtman explains that Trump retains substantial power, leaving the Canadian trade question tied to more than the party controlling Congress.

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The facts

Channel: CTV News
Subscribers: 2,430,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days: 25,352,107
Channel views, pace per day: 5,509,949 (on a normal day: 3,548,883)
Video published: November 4, 2026
Video views so far: 256,800 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 265,704

The numbers

The full broadcast's opening was far above CTV's usual start for regular-length videos. Several of its separate midterm explainers also drew unusually large audiences.

the video's first day

usual first day here

1,270

this video

265,704

subscribers

2,430,000

▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days

total views

3,388,940,610

views per day

5,509,949